Sometimes the impractical makes perfect sense…
From the very first tune and lyric they combined, Triflemore knew they were on to
something that fit. Though choosing to start a collaboration with an entire ocean in the
way, meant even small tasks would require extra effort. It also meant having to
challenge any existing theories that having to be in the same room is a pre-requisite to
good songwriting. And well, many have been shocked to discover that their first album,
Words from Notes, a haunting intertwining of voice and guitar, was written and
recorded without ever having met in person.
The impractical was achieved by using technology to deliver back and forth the ideas
of two souls from two very different places. Susan Rhea, from small-town America, and
Owen Goudie from the Shetland Islands, found their inherent differences irrelevant to
the ability to seamlessly blend their musical thoughts. The result is a contemplation of
emotions that create themes which are relevant to us all in our own way. By searching
for tunes and lyrics to enlighten their own hearts, they’ve happened upon a way to
make a difference by creating songs to briefly open windows that let us peer in behind
the joys and often lingering sorrows of a life.
In their song Goudfield, the question is asked “What would you say if words would
last?” Triflemore will continue to answer this with each new song that finds it’s way into
their hearts. This is their life’s journey. And, you could say that as they continue to
overcome the obstacles that the distance places before them, the impractical has
become something they have learned to embrace because to them, nothing has ever
made more sense...
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